Missouri-Kansas-Texas 2

Looking south on the Santa Fe Ft.Worth-Galveston\Houston line, #220 is doing some interchange work (the MKT line is just behind me). On the bottom right can be seen bricks from the platform and part of the foundation of the long gone station.The second unit #230 - was one of the few MKT "red" units left.Sealy is about 50 miles west of Houston.

While waiting for the Sunset Limited on the SP Sunset Route (double tracks in the foreground) a westbound Katy freight was leaving Eureka Yard with a rare unit still in red.#173 was part of a group of 12 units (all GP-40) purchased in 1966 - the first new engines aquired by the MKT in 9 years (#196 was part of the second order in 1967).

A busy afternoon in the small town of Granger (about 28 miles south of Temple) as two freights (one northbound - one south ) switched cars and engines. The line to Georgetown (a lot of crushed stone traffic) cuts off here.

The freight cars would be dropped off in the yard and the MKT units would take privately owned #500 west of the yard a few miles to a lease spot.#500 was built in 1950 for the Super Chief as one of the celebrated Turquoise Room - Pleasure Dome lounge cars.

A few miles west of Eureka Yard on the Houston - Smithville main (this portion of the MKT is now abandoned).#500 was built in 1950 for the Super Chief as one of the celebrated Turquoise Room - Pleasure Dome lounge cars.

Northbound on the Galveston Houston and Henderson Railroad at Park Place -- in the Houston city limits.The GH&H was a joint line between Houston and Galveston operated by the MKT and Missouri Pacific.The block signals have been taken out by the UP.

A couple of CNW and one MKT SD40-2 engines are westbound on the MKT between Houston and Katy.The rest of the train can be seen in the background coming off the spur to the Western Electric plant (now the Academy warehouse).This track is long gone (both main and spur) but the spur grade can be found here and there.

GP40 #230 and GP38 ? #300 head south on the Galveston Houston & Henderson south of Houston.This may be the "Salty" a local that worked between Houston and Galveston.The GH&H was a joint line operated by the MKT and Missouri Pacific (MKT and UP during this time)